Monthly Archives: July 2015
Driveclub’s Horsepower Expansion Arrives Next Week
Evolution Studios has announced the next batch of cars for Driveclub will be arriving on July 28. The first look at the pack was unveiled via the Driveclub Facebook page.
The “Horsepower Expansion” includes the Ferrari FXX Evoluzione, as well as the LaFerrari FXX K. Also featured is the McLaren P1 GTR, the Nissan GT-R NISMO, and the Renault Mégane R.S. 275 Trophy-R.
The pack is included as part of the Driveclub Season Pass and is also available to download separately (€6/£5/$6 USD/$9 AUD).
In a follow-up reply Evolution assured fans the team is still expanding Driveclub and that “there’s lots more to come.”
Shenmue 3 Kickstarter Closes With Over $6.3 Million
Shenmue III’s smashingly successful Kickstarter campaign has clicked to a close, ending with a grand total of $6,333,296 USD in the kitty. The sum was raised from 69,320 backers.
Shenmue III eclipsed previous record-holder Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night with less than a day to go. Koji Igarashi’s Bloodstained previously held the record for most-funded video game project on Kickstarter with $5,545,991 USD raised.
The Shenmue III Kickstarter also holds the current record for the fastest game project on Kickstarter to reach the $1 million mark.
Brand New Character Necalli Revealed for Street Fighter 5
Capcom has released a trailer revealing the first completely new character to join the cast of Street Fighter 5, an athletic, savage-looking brawler named Necalli. Check out the reveal trailer below:
It's hard to get a detailed sense of his fighting style from the little bit we see in the trailer, but he appears to be an aggressive brawler/grappler. He can be seen doing at least one command grab where he slams his opponent to the ground, causing a slight ground bounce. Might not be enough to combo off of, but the EX version of the same throw wall bounces for easy follow-ups. His Critical Art is an advancing series of blows ending in a big X-shaped claw slash, very reminiscent of Wolverine's Berserker Barrage X super from other Capcom fighting games.
Ant-Man Outpaces Minions, Trainwreck at Box Office
Marvel's tiny superhero outpaced Universal's Minions and Trainwreck at this weekend's box office.
Despite being number one, however, Ant-Man's $58 million debut pales in comparison to the vast majority of films set within the Marvel Comics universe. For the sake of comparison, Avengers: Age of Ultron more than tripled that earlier this year, earning a whopping $191 million in its first weekend.
Not only that, but Ant-Man marks the company's lowest domestic debut since The Incredible Hulk, falling a few million shy of Captain America: The First Avenger's modest $65 million opening. While Ant-Man is hardly the most recognizable character among comic book superheroes, this is probably not the opening Marvel was hoping for, especially in light of such positive critical reception.
No More Bond Movies for Director Sam Mendes
Director San Mendes has confirmed that he’s not keen on helming any more Bond films after SPECTRE.
“I said no to the last one
and then ended up doing it, and was pilloried by all my friends,” Mendes told the BBC. “But I do think this is probably it.”
Mendes explained that SPECTRE is a bigger movie than Skyfall, describing the globetrotting shoot as an “enormous undertaking.”
Mendes called the gig a “fantastic life-changing thing” but conceded he doubted he could do it again.
“You do have to put everything else on hold,” he said.
Mendes also revealed that the SPECTRE theme song was complete, although he naturally refused to divulge who had recorded it.
Why There Will Never Be a Super Street Fighter 5
Capcom has announced that the first version of Street Fighter 5 you buy will be the last one you will ever have to purchase for the lifetime of the game, as all future content for it will be available digitally, and will be either earnable in-game, or free.
In a statement made to IGN, Capcom outlined a hefty chunk of their post-launch support plan for the upcoming entry of their flagship fighting series. First off, any and all balance changes will be completely free; you will never be required to buy a newer version of Street Fighter 5 in order to keep up with the current meta and player-base.
As you might imagine, there will come a time when Capcom will want to expand the roster beyond the starting cast, which we were told will be comprised of 12 returning characters and four completely new ones for a healthy day one crop of 16 fighters. The method by which new characters will be added however, is where Capcom is making big changes.
You Can Trade Your Halo 5 Collector’s Edition Codes for a Disc
343 Industries has good news for Halo 5 fans who were wanting a physical copy of the game with their collector's editions.
Although the Collectors Edition bundle includes a download code for the full game, it does not actually include a physical Halo 5: Guardians disc. However, those who prefer physical copies over digital will have the option to trade their codes for discs.
"Today, we’re able to confirm that for those who would like a physical disc, we’ll provide an option for fans to exchange their digital copy for a physical copy at no additional cost," says a post on the Halo Waypoint. "We’ll get into details as we get closer to launch, and we’d like to once again thank you for the feedback."
Ant-Man Teased for Disney Infinity 3.0
Marvel's unique size-changing hero Ant-Man may very well join the rest of the Avengers in Disney Infinity 3.0.
An image on the Disney Infinity Twitter account has shown off an image of several Marvel heroes crowded around a tiny figure in Hulk's outstretched hand. Above it is the message "Something big is coming to Disney Infinity."
Though it has not been made official, Ant-Man's inclusion in Disney Infinity 3.0 would make sense. His solo movie debuts in theaters this weekend, and it's already been confirmed that he'll be joining the Avengers in future films. What remains unknown is how big or small his figure will be.
Insane Mad Max: Fury Road-Star Wars Mashup Video
A mashup video that combines Mad Max: Fury Road with elements of Star Wars has surfaced online.
Dubbed "Road Wars: The Imperator Strikes Back," this two-minute teaser, created by YouTube user Krishna Shenoi, features a green lightsaber-armed Furiosa, as well as TIE fighters, podracers, and a whole lot more.
Give it a look below.
With the release of Mad Max: Fury Road earlier this year, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens set to hit theaters by year's end, 2015 is sure to go down in history as one the film industry's most memorable years.
X-Men Producer Addresses Comic-Con Leak
Several high-profile trailers were shown at San Diego Comic-Con last week, and while the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer was immediately put online, ones for Suicide Squad, Deadpool, and X-Men: Apocalypse were not, but that didn't stop attendees with cell phone cameras from posting blurry recordings of the material online. This caused Warner Bros. to release the Suicide Squad trailer -- they'd rather fans see a nice HD version than the crummy bootleg -- but Fox has yet to release their two trailers. During a set visit for 2016's X-Men: Apocalypse, IGN and several other outlets asked Hutch Parker, former president of production for 20th Century Fox and current producer for the X-Men movies, how he felt about the leaked footage and if even possibly the studio secretly wants the footage to leak so it would go viral.